Sorry what's a boomer shooter?😳
Comment on Baldur's Gate 3 Review Thread
legion@lemmy.world 1 year ago
As someone that was a late teenager during the run of Infinity Engine games, and then witnessed the subsequent consolization and decline of CRPGs… seeing Baldur’s Gate as a CRPG again and having it be a marquee AAA-caliber release is kinda mind-blowing.
The 2000s were a mistake, and so much of modern indie development is about undoing those mistakes. “Boomer” shooters, immersive sims, CRPGs, point and click adventures? All back on the menu, baby.
Pisodeuorrior@kbin.social 1 year ago
HelluvaKick@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Like the og doom
Wodge@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Shooters that are just about shooting the baddies in a usually retro style, things like that Warhammer 40k Boltgun, as opposed to the more complex Darkide.
Molecular0079@lemmy.world 1 year ago
While I love me some Doom and grew up with boomer shooters, I am not sure if FPS games moving on and expanding past them can be considered a mistake.
I am digging the shit out of Baldur’s Gate 3 tho. This is RPG done right. I bought it during early access years back and I literally took PTO off work to play the final release on launch day.
TommySalami@lemmy.world 1 year ago
There’ve been fantastic CRPGs in the last handful of years. Off the top of my head: Divinity Original Sin 2 (2017), PoE/PoE2(2015/2018), Tyranny(2016), Torment: Tides of Numenera(2017), Pathfinder WotR/Kingmaker(2018/2021), and Disco Elysium (2019).
There’s definitely been a comeback, I feel like I’ve been eating good on that side for a while now.